What is the difference between an int and an Integer in Java and C#?

Question

I was reading More Joel on Software when I came across Joel Spolsky saying something about a particular type of programmer knowing the difference between an i

Answer 1

int is a primitive datatype whereas Integer is an object. Creating an object with Integer will give you access to all the methods that are available in the Integer class. But, if you create a primitive data type with int, you will not be able to use those inbuild methods and you have to define them by yourself. But, if you don't want any other methods and want to make the program more memory efficient, you can go with primitive datatype because creating an object will increase the memory consumption.